The Real World T.I.?

While the 20 year old roommates battle it out over kitchen cleanup and who stole who's girl on Real World Hollywood, a new reality show is in the works about a rapper's legal ordeal. Rapper T.I. (Clifford Harris) is about to serve a sentence for gun possession and other charges, and that makes for interesting reality TV for some. The smart folks from MTV decided they'd buy into a new 8 part reality TV series about the rapper. The series is designed to show TI's legal woes and how he's performing his community service hours as payback. According to Billboard.com: Ish Entertainment will follow the hip-hop star while he performs more than 1,000 hours of community service before starting a one-year prison sentence on weapons charges next spring, according an Atlantic spokesperson. Cameras already chronicled T.I.'s release from house arrest, and shooting will continue this summer, leading up to his return to jail in early 2009. The show, produced by Michael Hirschorn and Stella Stolper and executive produced by T.I. and partner Jason Geter, will air on MTV some time soon after that. TI is also working on a new album called "Paper Trail" due out August 12th, and his current single "No Matter What" is #19 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart at Billboard. No word on if a series will be made about Remy Ma or other hip hop stars who are serving time, but MTV might be looking into season 2 already. Source: Billboard.com

Remy Ma Verdict for Shooting

Remy Ma of Terror Squad fame was found guilty of 1st degree assault in New York State Supreme Court on Thursday. Remy was 1 of 2 rappers having their day and say in court, as rapper TI was also sentenced due to gun charges. Remy's charges came from an incident where her friend took money from her purse and Remy shot her in the stomach, then claimed it was all a big accident. From The Boombox: The rapper, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, turned herself in last July and was charged with attempted murder, which was later reduced to first-degree assault, in connection with a shooting in New York's Meatpacking District on July 14, 2007. Smith stood accused of shooting her longtime friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach for allegedly lifting $3,000 from her purse. The rap star was stunned by the verdict and openly sobbed while being escorted out of the courtroom. She faces up to 25 years in prison. Source: Remy Ma Convicted of Assault You've definitely gotta love the "it was an accident" defense. It may work for others like Jayson Wiliams, former NBA player who said he was just messing around with the gun that killed his house guest. Unfortunately for Remy Ma, rappers have that unfair negative stigma on them that they carry guns and tend to get heated. Sometimes their lyrics may even serve as the most incriminating evidence too. The Grammy-nominated Remy Ma hit her fame with the Terror Squad and the smash single "Lean Back" and now looks like she'll be recording records from jail or never find fame again. Related story: TI's Community Service & Prison Time